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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Richland County, South Carolina

92 public schools in Richland County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. C. A. Johnson High leads the list at 92.7%, against a median of 65.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
92
Richland County, South Carolina
Top % Black
92.7%
Median % Black
65.7%
MOST BLACK · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1C. A. Johnson HighColumbia, SCRichland 0134492.7%(319)
2Carolina School for InquiryColumbia, SCRichland 0111491.2%(104)
3Gadsden ElementaryGadsden, SCRichland 0113391.0%(121)
4A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0135890.8%(325)
5Mill Creek ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0135390.4%(319)
6W.J. Keenan HighColumbia, SCRichland 0167590.4%(610)
7W. A. Perry MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0132090.3%(289)
8Heyward Gibbes MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0125290.1%(227)
9Burton Pack ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0125589.0%(227)
10Hyatt Park ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0131788.3%(280)
11Edward E. Taylor ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0121786.6%(188)
12H. B. Rhame ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0141886.6%(362)
13Watkins-Nance ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0149986.6%(432)
14J. P. Thomas ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0134686.1%(298)
15Columbia HighColumbia, SCRichland 0168185.0%(579)
16Hopkins MiddleHopkins, SCRichland 0145884.5%(387)
17St. Andrews MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0162783.4%(523)
18Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0246582.6%(384)
19Hopkins ElementaryHopkins, SCRichland 0128482.4%(234)
20Killian ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0269981.4%(569)
21Lower Richland HighHopkins, SCRichland 011,21881.2%(989)
22Eau Claire HighColumbia, SCRichland 0154280.8%(438)
23Clear Dot Charter SchoolColumbia, SCCharter Institute at Erskine47480.8%(383)
24Ridge View HighColumbia, SCRichland 021,63179.6%(1,298)
25Westwood HighBlythewood, SCRichland 021,74379.1%(1,378)
26Sandel ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0147978.3%(375)
27Alcorn MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0138177.4%(295)
28Jackson Creek ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0255177.3%(426)
29Sandlapper ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0267177.0%(517)
30Longleaf MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0279676.5%(609)
31Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0130676.5%(234)
32SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention CenterColumbia, SCDept of Juvenile Justice41775.8%(316)
33Rice Creek ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0271874.9%(538)
34W. G. Sanders MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0150374.8%(376)
35North Springs ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0265973.8%(486)
36Pine Grove ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0150173.7%(369)
37Richland One Charter Middle CollegeColumbia, SCRichland 0110673.6%(78)
38Carver-Lyon ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0141772.4%(302)
39Forest Heights ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0143572.2%(314)
40Southeast MiddleHopkins, SCRichland 0146272.1%(333)
41L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0254170.2%(380)
42Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0139269.9%(274)
43South Kilbourne ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0123469.2%(162)
44Kelly Mill MiddleBlythewood, SCRichland 0297968.2%(668)
45Webber SchoolEastover, SCRichland 0120966.5%(139)
46Bridge Creek ElementaryElgin, SCRichland 0256466.3%(374)
47Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0171565.2%(466)
48Richland Northeast HighColumbia, SCRichland 021,34064.0%(857)
49Horrell Hill ElementaryHopkins, SCRichland 0156562.1%(351)
50Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0257961.8%(358)
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